2005 Chinese Grand Prix

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:34

Fisi gets a drive-through

Flibster · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:34

Drive though for Fisichella

Obstructive driving in the pit entry.

Richard T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:34

yay! well done stewards

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:35

Come on Kimi!

Richard T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:35

how much will fisi lose with a drive through?20+ secs

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:35

Fisi will probably take a 25s penalty (instead of the drive through), which will drop him out of the points......!

Richard T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:36

cheating french gits :mad:

Richard T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:37

Joe T said:
Fisi will probably take a 25s penalty (instead of the drive through), which will drop him out of the points......!

thought they had to come in

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:37

Yup, looks like he will come in after all

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:37

Alonso is now lapping as fast as Kimi

Flibster · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:38

5 lap - 11 second gap..

Unless Alonso/Fisichella have issues - they have the World Championship.

Fisichella pits for his drive through - now out into 4th.

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:38

Fisi loses one place

Albers has a wheel about to fall off

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:39

Albers pits

Flibster · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:39

Something has come off the Albers' Minardi

Looks very wheelnuttish...

Albers pulls into the pits.

Richard T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:40

it so obviously not a wheel nut

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:40

Gap is now 8.3s. Very good, but not enough.

Flibster · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:41

Yup - wheelnut came off..

Wonder if it caused any damage when it came off. Certainly looks like it.

Big flash when it came off - could well have hit the brake disk or even stripped some threads from the axle

Albers retires.

Raikkonen does a 1:33.255 on lap 54 - 2 seconds faster than Alonso who's cruising.

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:41

Albers retires

rpstewart · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:41

It looked like it came from the inside of the wheel, you could see a flash of flame or something then the part flew out.

Joe T · 16 Oct 2005 at 08:42

Kimi is flying. 7.6s now